After knocking down the two oars, Yu Qiuping asked the artillerymen to slowly push the cannon to the gate of the Matsunaga family camp, and asked the artillerymen to fire at the gate of the Matsunaga family camp. The gate was obviously much thicker than the wooden oars.
It was also much harder. Several rounds of shooting only left shallow bullet marks on the wooden door. However, no matter how thick the village gate was, it would not reach the thickness of the city gate. Under the persistent bombardment of the artillery, it was finally blasted out.
A hole. The artillerymen of the Hongye Army then fired one after another at the entrance of the hole. The hole became bigger and bigger, and finally the entire village gate was destroyed by artillery.
"Keep pushing in, and just blast until you reach Matsunagahide's horse seal." Fukushima Yasunari signaled Naoe Touhei to continue moving forward with the artillery, while the iron gunners and spearmen followed behind to provide cover.
The next target of the artillery team was the two watchtowers in the camp. These watchtowers were more fragile than wooden oars. Just one salvo broke the roots of the watchtowers. After the watchtowers tilted in the air
, fell sideways, smashed into the camp, and destroyed several camps.
The Matsunaga Army seemed to be fed up with the Hongye Army's tactics of slowly grinding down the position. Suddenly, a small group of mounted samurai led the ashigaru out of the camp and headed towards the artillery position. The distance of one hundred meters passed in an instant, and the gunners had no time to change.
Shotgun fire. Naoe Nohei made a quick decision and ordered the artillery team to leave the artillery in place, and the artillery crew members immediately retreated back - anyway, the attacking Matsunaga soldiers had nothing to do with these iron-cast artillery.
When the soldiers of the Matsunaga Army rushed forward, what awaited them was a volley of fire from the iron gunners. The few warriors on horseback were particularly conspicuous, and they were all killed in the first round of volley. And those who relied on a single tone
The ashigaru who rushed forward bravely were beaten back by Tokiwabei's spearmen, and soon they fled back to the camp in despair.
Tokiwa Bei was not in a hurry. After seeing Matsunaga's army retreating, the artillery crew slowly returned to the artillery, pushed the artillery forward, adjusted the position and continued bombardment.
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Different from the inactive work of the Momiji Army, Hashiba Hideyoshi in the middle road is full of energy. Amehei and Tokugawa Ieyasu in the north road have a 2:1 troop advantage over Matsunaga Hide, but their progress is still slow. Hashiba Hideyoshi in the middle road north of Hanakuma Castle
, but it has already broken through the outer defense line of the major battalion in Araki Village.
When Araki Murashige first rebelled, he told his subordinates: "Don't be nervous. Hashiba Chikuzen has been my partner for many years and has a very good personal relationship. Even if we each have our own masters today, it will probably not come to the point of fighting each other. I
If I send an envoy to stabilize him and ask him to explain to Oda Nobunaga on my behalf, we can delay the situation for a while."
Who would have thought that as soon as Araki Murashige's envoy entered Hashiba Hideyoshi's camp, his hind legs were tied up and chopped off by Hashiba Hideyoshi, and his head was also sent to Oda Nobunaga.
"Your Highness... Isn't this a bit too heartless?" Kamikoda Masaharu seemed to be quite critical of Hashiba Hideyoshi's actions. He has been persuading him since just now, but Hashiba Hideyoshi has no intention of changing his mind.
"Araki Village is planning a rebellion. We, as colleagues for many years, failed to know and report to the lord in advance. We may be suspected of not reporting the knowledge, which is again a crime of oversight. Now we must immediately clear the relationship with them, without even the slightest contact.
Yes, otherwise my lord must have a problem with us." Hideyoshi Hashiba sighed and whispered helplessly, "I didn't expect it at all...Araki Murashige has been harboring evil intentions for so many years."
"Rebellion happens countless times after the first time. Isn't Matsunaga Hide the best example? Rebellion is addictive." Odo Chinobu took it very lightly, with a hint of contempt in his tone.
"Back then, he was able to suddenly switch sides from the Miyoshi family to our side, which caused the Miyoshi family's peace of mind in Settsu to collapse. So now that he has switched sides from our side and returned to the Miyoshi family, is there any surprise?"
"I'm going around here and there, but I don't know what I'm trying to do." Koji Miyata, a warrior with a rough personality, asked confusedly from the side, "On the contrary, I'm ruining my reputation."
"What do you know, Kihachi." Hideyoshi Hashiba glanced at Mitsuji Miyata, who was blushing and thick-necked because of being ridiculed, and couldn't help but explain to him, "Think about it, a pancake is being baked on an iron pan.
Fry the front side, fry the back side, flip it over and over again, take away the pancake, and what’s left?”
"What's left? Is there a pot left?" Mitsuji Miyata smiled naively, making several people around him laugh.
"What's left, oil, water, ah." Hashiba Hideyoshi prolonged his tone and whispered word by word, while his eyes were fixed on Miyata Mitsuji's expression, "Back then, when he was at the Ikeda family, he was just an ordinary person.
The lord of the city. After defecting to the Miyoshi family, he had several counties, but because of his identity as an old minister of the Ikeda family, he was closely regarded. After he defected to our side again, he became a member of the Sanyodo Army.
One of the army commanders, the Guardian of Settsu. This time, if he succeeds in defecting, our Hashiba family will probably be expelled from Settsu. He will control the entire Settsu by himself, and he will be a veritable Guardian of Settsu.
Already."
"Your Highness, the head has been successfully delivered to the personnel staying at the Hanakuma Castle Oda Hall." Toda Katsutaka, who personally went to escort the head, hurried back, "Are we going to launch an attack? Or should we just watch Araki Murashige here?
Just let him influence the main hall."
"Of course we have to fight! He can't share the oil and water of pancakes alone! If we destroy Araki Murashige, will our military achievements be any less? When the time comes, the commander of the Sanyo Dao Army and the guardian of Settsu will be in my pocket, Hideyoshi Hashiba
Got it!" Hashiba Hideyoshi pumped his fist excitedly and laughed loudly, "Hit them all!"
Therefore, Yu Chai's army launched a fierce attack on Araki Murashige's position early in the morning - when Yu Qiuping was passive and sabotaging, they achieved a breakthrough in Araki Murashige's peripheral defense line.
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At seven o'clock in the morning, a fierce attack and defense was taking place in Araki Murashige's camp. The more than 3,000 soldiers of the Hashiba Army were divided into five groups. Kamikoda Masaharu, Oto Chinobu, Toda Katsutaka and Miyata Mitsuji each led a group to besiege the Araki military camp.
The four gates of the stronghold were opened, and Hashiba Hideyoshi himself led the flag reserve team to take command of his own camp.
The one Miyata Koji was responsible for attacking was the north gate of Araki Murashige's camp, which was also the gate with the tightest handle - because Araki Murashige's north gate faced Hashiba Hideyoshi's camp. And Miyata Koji, who was leading the army, also had the strongest handle because of him.
His bravery is known as "the most powerful general in the Hashiba Army", so he was sent by Hideyoshi to attack the North Gate.
Outside the north gate, Araki Murashi also built two tall iron cannons, and the iron gunners inside kept shooting at the Yushiba Army. Although the Yushiba Army followed the organization of the Hongye Army, there were 150 for every 400-man company.
There are nearly 1,000 iron gunners among these 3,000 people, and their firepower is not bad. However, the iron gunners of the Araki Army on the iron cannon oars have wooden boards as cover, and they can also shoot from a high position. Although the iron gunners of the Yushiba Army
There are iron cannons, but Hideyoshi, who is worried about money, does not spend money to buy gunpowder and projectiles to train iron gunners like Yu Qiupei. The number of training times for the iron gunners of the Hashiba Army is relatively limited, and the marksmanship is not allowed to miss the Araki.
The iron gunners of the army were unable to do anything against them for a while, but they themselves suffered heavy casualties.
"Those iron gunners are so expensive..." Miyata Koji watched those iron gunners being knocked to the ground one by one by the Araki Army's iron gunners. He couldn't help but feel his heart bleeding. "What if we just lost it... Our soldiers
It’s not much, how can it be consumed like this!”
"Sir, what should we do?" General Shi, who was hiding behind a big rock bunker with Miyata Koji, asked Miyata Koji, "How about we withdraw, there are no such iron cannons and oars at the other entrances, let them attack!
We are at such a disadvantage!"
"I am the most powerful general in the Hashiba Army. It would be a great shame and humiliation to give up my position as the main attacker! It would be better to commit seppuku!" Miyata Koji cursed several times, "It can't be done!"
"My lord..." The general lowered his head in embarrassment, "Now..."
"Give me an ax!" Miyata Koji suddenly said.
"Axe?" The general did not hear Miyata Mitsuji's pronunciation clearly for a while.
"Yes, an axe! Hurry!" Miyata Koji shouted as he stretched out his hand in the direction of the general, "Here's an axe!"
"This..." General Shi was summoned by Miyata Koji's roar, and he had to run quickly to the auxiliary army not far behind him. He asked for a big ax in the hands of the auxiliary soldiers who were cutting firewood and encamped, and handed it to Miyata Koji.
, "Sir, give it!"
"Okay!" Miyata Koji raised the ax in his hand, then took off the armor from his arm in two or two strokes, rolled up his clothes, and greeted the subordinates around him, "Hold your shield! Cover me!
Come with me!"
After Miyata Mitsuji gave the order, he jumped over the stone first, shouted and rushed towards an iron cannon oar of the Araki Army. The subordinates behind him rushed out in a hurry, holding up their shields and crawling to follow.
Miyata Koji's pace was trying to cover his head. However, Miyata Koji charged too hard, and they could not catch up anyway. However, precisely because he rushed so fast, the iron gunners had no time to aim at him.
The hastily fired bullets failed to hit Mitsuji Miyata, but hit several of his subordinates holding shields behind him.
Mitsuji Miyata quickly rushed to the iron cannon oar, which was the shooting blind spot on the iron cannon oar. Without saying a word, he picked up the ax and chopped off the root of the iron cannon oar. The wood of the iron cannon oar was even difficult for artillery.
It is hard enough to destroy directly, let alone an axe. However, Mitsuji Miyata is extremely powerful. His two thick arms rotate the ax back and forth, looking towards the oar one ax at a time. I saw veins popping up on his arms.
Even Zhen Yuzhi felt as if he was about to burst. He slashed down with his axe, sawdust flying on the oar, and a faint crack was made by him. At this time, the iron gunner on the other oar
He also started shooting in this direction, and several subordinates holding thick iron shields tried their best to protect him from harm.
The extremely brave Mitsuji Miyata actually cut off one leg of the oar. The iron cannon oar was slowly swaying, and when it was about to collapse, Miyata Koji fiercely pushed his body towards the cannon.
The oar was smashed. After a violent collision, the oar actually fell towards the gap.